July 2017 - KICTANet

S.T.E.M vs S.T.E.A.M
by Mildred Achoch 19 Jul '17

19 Jul '17

Dear Listers, As someone who is more involved in the arts than the sciences, I wanted to champion the importance of adding the "A" in S.T.E.M STEM vs. STEAM: How the sciences and arts are coming together to drive innovation" http://www.independent.co.uk/student/student-life/Studies/stem-vs-steam-how… Regards, Mildred Achoch. -- Check out the Rock 'n' roll film festival, Kenya TV Channel! http://kenyarockfilmfestivaljournal.blogspot.com

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Re: [kictanet] PRE KIGF ONLINE DISCUSSIONS DAY 2- FAKE NEWS DURING ELECTIONEERING
by wachiranancy91 19 Jul '17

19 Jul '17

@ kanini, he could be charged on ' false content ' On Jul 13, 2017 15:12, kanini mutemi via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > > @Mutindi, > > What offence would they be prosecuted for? > > @Erick, > > We are notoriuosly known for being reactionary rather than pro-active. At the same time, as fashions go, the FAKE news conundrum will catch up with us (if it hasn't already). I wonder whether we are not missing out on an opportunity to step in front of a problem. See EU's approach to Fake News http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/headlines/eu-affairs/20170331STO69330… > > Thank you all for contributing and apologies for reviving an old conversation. > > On Thu, Jul 13, 2017 at 11:29 AM, Mutindi Muema via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >> >> @Emmanuel Chebukati >> >> If you would want the originators and/or distributors of the fake news on facebook prosecuted, you may want to report the same and have the police gather the necessary evidence before reporting the post to facebook for pull down. >> >> Once the post is pulled down, collecting evidence becomes a long and tedious process under the Mutual Legal Assistance mechanisms between States and without evidence there can be no prosecution. >> >> Kind regards, >> Mutindi Muema, >> Advocate. >> >> >> On 12 Jul 2017 11:34 p.m., "Grace Githaiga via kictanet" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>> >>> @Emmanuel Chebukati, we had a community engagement with Facebook yesterday where concerns such as yours were raised. FB shared their reporting mechanisms where you can send such posts and request for their bringing down. You must however provide a reason which may sometimes not be be provided for by fb as was expressed yesterday. >>> >>> >>> The two links you have shared are definitely disturbing and you may want to raise this with Ebele or Fadzai. >>> >>> >>> We are now in a fake news season and so are some fb accounts. >>> >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Grace Githaiga >>> >>> Twitter: @ggithaiga >>> >>> Skype: gracegithaiga >>> >>> Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gracegithaiga >>> >>> >>> ..

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Re: [kictanet] kictanet Digest, Vol 122, Issue 62
by Michael Ilishebo 19 Jul '17

19 Jul '17

Whatsapp ADMIN I have followed this discourse and interesting points being brought up on the part of Liability by Whatsapp Admin. Whatsapp groups are not like Facebook or Tweeter Groups. With Facebook, it is much easier to delete content by Admins that do not conform to the set rules of the group....however, it is IMPOSSIBLE with Whatsapp to moderate by deleting content because each individual handset acts as a end server. One can only delete what is in their mobile phone and not that which is in a group. As a Law Enforcement Officer (Non Kenyan), this has poised as a serious challenge when it comes to holding Whatsapp Admin liable for 'crimes committed ' in their groups. I stand to be corrected. Michael Ilishebo, Zambia On Jul 18, 2017 16:18, <kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Send kictanet mailing list submissions to kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke You can reach the person managing the list at kictanet-owner(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of kictanet digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: 21 WhatsApp groups spreading hate identified - Daily Nation (Admin CampusCiti) 2. Re: 21 WhatsApp groups spreading hate identified - Daily Nation (Admin CampusCiti) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2017 17:12:17 +0300 From: Admin CampusCiti <info(a)campusciti.com> To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] 21 WhatsApp groups spreading hate identified - Daily Nation Message-ID: <158F0871-A237-4045-B638-C16392FE8C6F(a)campusciti.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" @Florence I can bet you one thing. With the Capacity Building that KICTANet is doing through KeSIG, where I believe there was strong representation from the boys and girls in blue there will be a lot more sense to read on the Charge Sheet. Contrary to popular belief our Disciplined Forces are catching up fast. To your point though - That Charge Sheet would be interesting.. ? Ali Hussein Hussein & Associates +254 0713 601113 / 0770906375 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim Blog: www.alyhussein.com "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Gy?rgyi Sent from my iPad > On 18 Jul 2017, at 4:34 PM, florence mwangangi via kictanet < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > > @ Ali, thanks for the link on Internet governace on the liability of internet intermediaries. The questions arising in 2014 are weighty today, indeed more weighty in view of technological advancements in information and communications since 2014, not to mention the individual's constitutional guarantees on rights and freedoms related to information, communication and assembling/associating with others. > It would be interesting to read a charge sheet on Internet intermediary liability. > > >> On 18 Jul 2017 10:15, "Ali Hussein" <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> wrote: >> Florence >> >> Indeed. This also sort of starts me thinking of Intermediary Liability. In the absence of clear Policy Guidelines and Regulatory Framework regarding Internet Governance we are left to flounder and make 'Roadside Proclamations' like the one being reported here. >> >> See this write up on a workshop on Intermediary Liability that can start informing some of these conversations. It is important as a country that we define what Internet Governance is. We are into the 20+ year of the Internet in this country and we are yet to define what Internet Governance looks like for our country. You can now see the folly of that negligence. >> >> Regards >> >> Ali Hussein >> Principal >> Hussein & Associates >> >> Tel: +254 713 601113 >> Twitter: @AliHKassim >> Skype: abu-jomo >> LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim >> >> 13th Floor , Delta Towers, Oracle Wing, >> Chiromo Road, Westlands, >> Nairobi, Kenya. >> >> Any information of a personal nature expressed in this email are purely mine and do not necessarily reflect the official positions of the organizations that I work with. >> >>> On Tue, Jul 18, 2017 at 9:29 AM, florence mwangangi < fmwangangi1(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>> Criminal liability is personal. If an administrator is not the author of the offending post, he/she cannot be criminally liable in law. Shall we also jail the admins of Facebook, Twitter et al on similar lines?? >>> >>> >>>> On 18 Jul 2017 07:35, "Ali Hussein via kictanet" < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>>> Listers >>>> >>>> This conversation goes on. >>>> >>>> Can these groups and the content they are spreading be named so that Kenyans can know what this is all about? >>>> >>>> As I said yesterday, let's also ensure that the obvious perpetrators are brought to book. It shouldn't be hard to discern the truth and prosecute those who are found guilty of spreading hatred. >>>> >>>> And as the authorities do this they must exercise utmost transparency and caution lest Kenyans start questioning the real motives behind this concerted effort to curb Kenyans right to expression. As I have said before as Kenyans we need to know one thing:- >>>> >>>> What is wrong offline is also wrong online. I'm not sure why we are making a distinction on this issue. Last time I checked the Penal Code hasn't changed. >>>> >>>> http://www.nation.co.ke/news/21-WhatsApp-groups-spreading- hate-identified/1056-4018322-ix7vff/index.html >>>> >>>> >>>> Ali Hussein >>>> Principal >>>> Hussein & Associates >>>> +254 0713 601113 >>>> >>>> Twitter: @AliHKassim >>>> Skype: abu-jomo >>>> LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim >>>> >>>> "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit." ~ Aristotle >>>> >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPad >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> kictanet mailing list >>>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >>>> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >>>> Twitter: http://twitter.com/kictanet >>>> Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/ >>>> >>>> Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/ mailman/options/kictanet/fmwangangi1%40gmail.com >>>> >>>> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. >>>> >>>> KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. >> > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > Twitter: http://twitter.com/kictanet > Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/ > > Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/ mailman/options/kictanet/info%40campusciti.com > > The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. > > KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.

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Re: [kictanet] 21 WhatsApp groups spreading hate identified - Daily Nation
by Ali Hussein 18 Jul '17

18 Jul '17

Florence Indeed. This also sort of starts me thinking of Intermediary Liability. In the absence of clear Policy Guidelines and Regulatory Framework regarding Internet Governance we are left to flounder and make 'Roadside Proclamations' like the one being reported here. See this write up on a workshop on Intermediary Liability <https://cis-india.org/internet-governance/blog/igf-workshop-an-evidence-bas…> that can start informing some of these conversations. It is important as a country that we define what Internet Governance is. We are into the 20+ year of the Internet in this country and we are yet to define what Internet Governance looks like for our country. You can now see the folly of that negligence. Regards *Ali Hussein* *Principal* *Hussein & Associates* Tel: +254 713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim> 13th Floor , Delta Towers, Oracle Wing, Chiromo Road, Westlands, Nairobi, Kenya. Any information of a personal nature expressed in this email are purely mine and do not necessarily reflect the official positions of the organizations that I work with. On Tue, Jul 18, 2017 at 9:29 AM, florence mwangangi <fmwangangi1(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Criminal liability is personal. If an administrator is not the author of > the offending post, he/she cannot be criminally liable in law. Shall we > also jail the admins of Facebook, Twitter et al on similar lines?? > > On 18 Jul 2017 07:35, "Ali Hussein via kictanet" < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > >> Listers >> >> This conversation goes on. >> >> Can these groups and the content they are spreading be named so that >> Kenyans can know what this is all about? >> >> As I said yesterday, let's also ensure that the obvious perpetrators are >> brought to book. It shouldn't be hard to discern the truth and prosecute >> those who are found guilty of spreading hatred. >> >> And as the authorities do this they must exercise utmost transparency and >> caution lest Kenyans start questioning the real motives behind this >> concerted effort to curb Kenyans right to expression. As I have said before >> as Kenyans we need to know one thing:- >> >> What is wrong offline is also wrong online. I'm not sure why we are >> making a distinction on this issue. Last time I checked the Penal Code >> hasn't changed. >> >> http://www.nation.co.ke/news/21-WhatsApp-groups-spreading-ha >> te-identified/1056-4018322-ix7vff/index.html >> >> >> *Ali Hussein* >> *Principal* >> *Hussein & Associates* >> +254 0713 601113 >> >> Twitter: @AliHKassim >> >> Skype: abu-jomo >> >> LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim >> >> "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a >> habit." ~ Aristotle >> >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >> _______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> Twitter: http://twitter.com/kictanet >> Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/ >> >> Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/m >> ailman/options/kictanet/fmwangangi1%40gmail.com >> >> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform >> for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and >> regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT >> sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. >> >> KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors >> online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, >> share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do >> not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. >> >

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Re: [kictanet] Kenya IGF 2017: Thank you note
by Peter Mbatha 18 Jul '17

18 Jul '17

Thanks for the sum up & detailed information on the event we had. It was an eventful week and fully educational. Thank you KICTAnet team, and all KSIG class of 2017. You are all wonderful On Jul 16, 2017 22:41, "Grace Githaiga via kictanet" < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Dear Listers Greetings! On behalf of the Kenya IGF 2017 Organizing Committee, I would like to convey our gratitude for your participation at the recently concluded Kenya IGF, which was held at Laico Regency, on July 6, 2017. For the first time, we held a Kenya IGF week which included the Kenya School of Internet Governance (KeSIG), the Youth IGF, and the meeting of the working group on Internet shutdowns. The KIGF attracted over 250 participants, speakers and sponsors, including a youth speaker who came to present the key highlights of the Youth IGF. Further, more than 380 remote participants followed the proceedings on Facebook live and the livestream. Participants were drawn from different stakeholder groups resulting in multistakeholder representation. This afforded immense intellectual and social interaction for the participants. I would like to thank all who made it happen: *The Key note speaker**: * The keynote speech by CA’s Director General Francis Wangusi was delivered by Joseph Nzano, *Deputy Head of Cybersecurity*. *Speakers**:* Fadzai Madzingira,* Facebook, *Jaco Du Toit,* UNESCO, *Dr. Katherine Getao, *ICT Secretary, Ministry of ICT, *Jamie Bunyasi,* St. Marys School (Youth), *Ronald Ojino, *University of Dar es Salaam**, *Chris Musando, Head of ICT*, IEBC, *Musembi Mutisya*, ELOG*, Emmanuel Chebukati, *Information Security Consultant, *Churchill Otieno*, Nation Media Group*, James Wamathai*, BAKE*, Jessica Musila*, Mzalendo, *Joseph Nzano*, **KE-CIRT (CA)*, Kevin Mburu Kimani*, Serianu Ltd*, Lilian Muthoni*, Watoto Watch, *Mercy Ndegwa, *Safaricom*, Chris Adem*, **Computer Society of Kenya*, and Juliet Maina,* TripleOK Law.* *Others were: *Dr. Joseph W. Nasongo, *Commissioner - National Cohesion and Integration Commission*, James Ratemo *Head of Communication, Media Council of Kenya*, Dr. Wakabi Wairagala, *the Collaboration on International ICT Policy in East and Southern Africa (CIPESA), Uganda, *Riva Jalipa, *Strathmore University*, Eli Kadenyo, * KeNIC*, Grace Mutungu, *KICTANet*, Ezekiel Mutua, *CEO, KFCB*, and Andrew Alston, *Liquid Telecom. * Further, we acknowledge the Fireside speakers who participated in the lively debate which focused on l at the Internet in the next five years. Their topics varied as follows: *Fintech,* Rosemary Kimwatu, Wayawaya *Policy and Regulation, *GBenga Sesan, Paradigm Initiative, Nigeria *Innovation, Dr. *Bitange Ndemo, University of Nairobi *Human Rights and the Internet,* Dr.Alberto Cerda, Ford Foundation, USA *Engineering & Technology* - Mwende Njiraini, CA *E-government Services - Dr. *Katherine Getao, You all shaped the debates, and provided valuable information. Well...sometimes the debates got heated, but that is the beauty of engagement—being able to disagree respectfully! *Moderators:* Led by our chief Moderator Barrack Otieno, Matunda Nyanchama Matunda Nyanchama*,* *Agano Consulting Inc**, *Harry Hare*, CIO, *Wambui Wamunyu*, Daystar University, *Rachael Nakitare,* KBC and *John Walubengo* MMU.* We appreciate your steering the debates which were in some circumstances quite animated! *Twitterati:* The team was led by our KeSIG alumni David Indenje. You all made us proud. There were over 18,000 tweets in a span of five hours as seen in this graph: https://nodexlgraphgallery.org/Pages/Graph.aspx?graphID= 115422 We trended trend at number 1 for the better part of the day and 24 hours later on Friday at 6 pm, we were still on the trend list! <https://nodexlgraphgallery.org/Pages/Graph.aspx?graphID=115422> #KIGF2017 Twitter NodeXL SNA Map and Report for Thursday, 06 July 2017 at 15:48 UTC <https://nodexlgraphgallery.org/Pages/Graph.aspx?graphID=115422> nodexlgraphgallery.org The graph represents a network of 333 Twitter users whose recent tweets contained "#KIGF2017", or who were replied to or mentioned in those tweets, taken from a data set limited to a maximum of 18,000 tweets. The network was obtained from Twitter on Thursday, 06 July 2017 at 15:51 UTC. The tweets in the network were tweeted over the 5-hour, 55-minute period from Thursday, 06 July 2017 at 09:51 UTC to Thursday, 06 July 2017 at 15:47 UTC. Additional tweets that were mentioned in this data set were also collected from prior time periods. These tweets may expand the complete time period of the data. There is an edge for each "replies-to" relationship in a tweet, an edge for each "mentions" relationship in a tweet, and a self-loop edge for each tweet that is not a "replies-to" or "mentions". The graph is directed. The graph's vertices were grouped by cluster using the Clauset-Newman-Moore cluster algorithm. The graph was laid out using the Harel-Koren Fast Multiscale layout algorithm. *Sponsors**:* Included Communications Authority, UNESCO, IGF Support Association, FACEBOOK, KENIC, Fordfoundation, Safaricom, CIO and Bake. We applaud you for your contributions and continued collaboration, which ensured the different events of the week were a success. We cannot forget Joly MacFie of the Internet Society, for ensuring the functioning of the live streams. Rappoteurs: June Tessy Okal *KICTANet*, Philbert Aganyo *Yali East Africa Fellow* and Samuel Muchiri *Kenya Internet Exchange point**.* *MAG:* We are grateful to local organizing team chaired by our Victor Kapiyo. Other members were Ronald Ojino *University of Dar*, Tracy Kadesa *Advocate*, Fadzai Mazingira *FB*, Francis Monyango *Strathmore University*, Kelvin Kariuki *MMU*, Mercy Mutemi *Advocate*, Joy Mala *Accountability 4*, Liz Orembo *KICTANet*, Mwara Gichanga *KICTANet*, Martin Mavenjina *(KHRC)*, Martin Saisi *Law Society of Kenya*, Garyson Nandwa *Accountability 4*, and Amina Wako *Accountability 4**.* We appreciate your hard work and excellent organization. *Last but not least, the attendees**:* Thank you all for coming and for your active participation. Without you, there would have been no KIGF. We hope that you found the KIGF both valuable and rewarding. If you missed the KIGF or would like to go back to the discussions that took place, please find the recordings from the following links: Live stream site: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/kigf2017 <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/kigf2017> Kenya Internet Governance Forum 2017 by Internet Society <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/kigf2017> livestream.com Watch Internet Society's Kenya Internet Governance Forum 2017 on Livestream.com. The Kenya IGF is a unique platform for all stakeholders to openly exchange perspectives and concerns on key issues that may affect the future of the Internet for millions of Kenyans. Kenya’s 2017 IGF is scheduled for July 6th, 2017, and the outcomes will feed into the Global IGF slated for December 2017 in Geneva, Switzerland. The global theme for this year’s IGF is “Shape Your Digital Future!” while the local theme is "Internet and Elections". KIGF facebook page: https://mobile.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid= 1401553113226347&id=879613905420273&_rdr <https://mobile.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1401553113226347&id=879613…> Kenya IGF <https://mobile.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1401553113226347&id=879613…> mobile.facebook.com Kenya Internet Governance Forum 2017: The Kenya IGF is a unique platform for all stakeholders to openly exchange perspectives and concerns on key issues that may affect the future of the Internet for... You can also get highlights of both online and offline discussions from the kigf.or.ke blog Pictures of the event and session videos will be shared in due course. Once again thank for your contribution. We look forward to your participation again next year. Sincerely GG *For the KICTANet steering team* ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------- *Grace Githaiga* Twitter: @ggithaiga Skype: gracegithaiga Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gracegithaiga .*..**the most important office in a democracy is the citizen. So, you see, that’s what our democracy demands. It needs you!----Barrack Obama.* _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Twitter: http://twitter.com/kictanet Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/ Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/ mailman/options/kictanet/athapir%40gmail.com The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.

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UNESCO online consultation to develop Internet Universality Indicators
by Du Toit, Jaco 18 Jul '17

18 Jul '17

Dear colleagues, I am pleased to inform you that UNESCO is launching a global online consultation platform on Developing Internet Universality indicators<https://en.unesco.org/internetuniversality>. You are kindly requested to submit written contribution before the deadline of phase 1 consultation: 31 October 2017. As an alternative to the online version, you may also use the attached questionnaire which can be returned by email to internetstudy(a)unesco.org<mailto:internetstudy@unesco.org>, before the deadline. This project follows the 38th General Conference and the endorsement of the CONNECTing the Dots Outcome document as UNESCO's new approach to Internet issues, as well as the successful development and application of the IPDC Media Development Indicators. This project aims to build a framework of Internet indicators which can enrich national stakeholders' capacity to assess Internet development, and thereby foster knowledge societies engaged in sustainable development. This study will be founded on the UNESCO's Internet Universality R.O.A.M concept and develop five categories of indicators including human Rights, Openness, Accessibility, Multi-stakeholder participation and crosscutting ones. More information is available in the press release<https://en.unesco.org/internetuniversality/indicators> and on the platform. [cid:image002.jpg@01D2FFC1.2932C5D0]

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21 WhatsApp groups spreading hate identified - Daily Nation
by Ali Hussein 18 Jul '17

18 Jul '17

Listers This conversation goes on. Can these groups and the content they are spreading be named so that Kenyans can know what this is all about? As I said yesterday, let's also ensure that the obvious perpetrators are brought to book. It shouldn't be hard to discern the truth and prosecute those who are found guilty of spreading hatred. And as the authorities do this they must exercise utmost transparency and caution lest Kenyans start questioning the real motives behind this concerted effort to curb Kenyans right to expression. As I have said before as Kenyans we need to know one thing:- What is wrong offline is also wrong online. I'm not sure why we are making a distinction on this issue. Last time I checked the Penal Code hasn't changed. http://www.nation.co.ke/news/21-WhatsApp-groups-spreading-hate-identified/1… Ali Hussein Principal Hussein & Associates +254 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit." ~ Aristotle Sent from my iPad

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** APPLY NOW!!! Applications Open for the 2017 Ambassadors to the Internet Governance Forum (Geneva, Switzerland) **
by Grace Mutung'u 18 Jul '17

18 Jul '17

For the benefit of the new members, ---------- Forwarded message ------ Dear All, The Internet Society is inviting applications for its 2017 Ambassadors to the Internet Governance Forum (IGF). IGF Ambassadors will gain valuable insight and experience through their exposure to a range of stakeholders and discussions from numerous disciplines across the Internet ecosystem and benefit from their immersion into the IGF week of activities. The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) serves to bring people together from various stakeholder groups as equals, in discussions on public policy issues relating to the Internet. While there are no negotiated outcomes, the IGF informs and inspires those with policy-making power in both the public and private sectors. At their annual meeting delegates discuss, exchange information and share good practices with each other. The IGF facilitates a common understanding of how to maximize Internet opportunities and address risks and challenges that arise. Ambassadorships will be awarded through a competitive application process. The Internet Society is currently accepting applications for the following: ** 12th Annual Internet Governance Forum, December 17-21, 2017, Geneva, Switzerland* Information about the programme and links to apply can be found at: http://bit.ly/1TxHeuA. Applications will close on 6 August, 2017 and successful candidates will be notified on 28 August, 2017. *I encourage you to apply for this opportunity or pass this information about the programme to individuals in your network that have a keen interest in the Internet governance and policy activities of the IGF.* If you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact Niel Harper at harper(a)isoc.org. Regards, ----------------------------- Niel Harper Senior Manager, Next Generation Leaders Programmes Internet Society 1775 Wiehle Avenue Reston, VA Email: harper(a)isoc.org Skype: OlokunBB Follow us on Twitter at @ISOC_NextGen <https://twitter.com/ISOC_NextGen>! _______________________________________________ Programme-announce-il mailing list Programme-announce-il(a)elists.isoc.org https://elists.isoc.org/mailman/listinfo/programme-announce-il

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Re: [kictanet] Liability for Whatsapp Group Admins?
by Ronald Ojino 17 Jul '17

17 Jul '17

Seriously, an admin cannot control what people post in a group..this is a threat to the freedom of expression. On 17-Jul-2017 7:51 PM, "awatila--- via kictanet" < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: he actually talked of a shutdown, while CA was assuring us of no shutdown On Jul 17, 2017 2:13 PM, Luke O via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: This siege being barrackaded against use of social media during elections is simply one step away from a total internet shutdown (which shall be justified) They are inadvertently stirring up the hornets nest On Jul 17, 2017 14:09, "Ali Hussein via kictanet" < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Whilst I think the heart is in the right place I'm yet to see one successful prosecution by the NCIC of politicians who spew hatred everyday in public. This is a red herring. For them to earn goodwill from Kenyans let them start with what is most common obvious first. *Ali Hussein* *Principal* *Hussein & Associates* +254 0713 601113 <+254%20713%20601113> Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit." ~ Aristotle Sent from my iPad On 17 Jul 2017, at 1:56 PM, Francis Monyango via kictanet < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: I wonder if screenshots of WhatsApp and Telegram (end to end encrypted messaging apps) can be adduced as evidence according to the Evidence Act... On 17/07/2017, Grace Mutung'u via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Listers, This topic is currently trending on social media, after the NCIC announced that they were going after admins of certain WhatsApp groups that are spreading hate speech. Here is the presser http://bit.ly/2uqeqAK Regards, -- Francis Monyango Lawyer | ICT Policy and Legal Consultant www.monyango.com 0726792792 _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Twitter: http://twitter.com/kictanet Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/ Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/m ailman/options/kictanet/info%40campusciti.com The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Twitter: http://twitter.com/kictanet Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/ Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/m ailman/options/kictanet/lukeokelo%40gmail.com The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Twitter: http://twitter.com/kictanet Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/ Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/ mailman/options/kictanet/ronojinx%40gmail.com The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.

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Liability for Whatsapp Group Admins?
by Grace Mutung'u 17 Jul '17

17 Jul '17

Listers, This topic is currently trending on social media, after the NCIC announced that they were going after admins of certain WhatsApp groups that are spreading hate speech. Here is the presser http://bit.ly/2uqeqAK Regards,

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